Sampson Maurice Genus (/ˈdʒiːnəs/ JEE-nəs; born May 2, 1988) is a former American football center.

Genus was signed after going undrafted at the 2011 NFL draft despite being one of the highest rated prospects at center.

[1] A native of Lake City, Florida, Genus attended Columbia High School, where he earned Gainesville Sun All-Area First-team honors as a junior and senior.

[2] As a true freshman at South Florida, he saw action in six games.

[3] Moved back to offensive line after the season, Genus started all games of the 2009 season at center, except for the regular-season finale against UConn, which he missed due to an ankle injury.